On This Day

Thursday, May 23, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 25 14 .641 --
Orioles 22 16 .579 2.5
Tigers 21 16 .568 3.0
Yankees 19 18 .514 5.0
Red Sox 18 21 .462 7.0
Brewers 15 21 .417 8.5
Indians 15 24 .385 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 23 16 .590 --
Twins 21 18 .538 2.0
White Sox 19 17 .528 2.5
Royals 20 18 .526 2.5
Athletics 19 20 .487 4.0
Mariners 18 21 .462 5.0
Rangers 12 27 .308 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 23 13 .639 --
Cubs 23 14 .622 0.5
Expos 22 17 .564 2.5
Cardinals 19 19 .500 5.0
Phillies 15 23 .395 9.0
Pirates 12 25 .324 11.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 22 15 .595 --
Reds 21 18 .538 2.0
Astros 21 18 .538 2.0
Dodgers 19 21 .475 4.5
Braves 16 22 .421 6.5
Giants 15 23 .395 7.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Bell 3
1 Don Mattingly 3
1 Eddie Murray 3
1 Gary Ward 3
5 12 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 2
2 George Bell 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Don Mattingly 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Phelps 4
1 Gary Ward 4
3 Don Baylor 2
3 George Bell 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 2
1 Dave Collins 2
3 Ivan Calderon 1
3 Joe Carter 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Dixon 0.83
2 Tim Birtsas 0.62
3 Burt Hooton 0.57
4 Jim Beattie 0.40
5 Bruce Hurst 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Tim Birtsas 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Dave Rozema 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Birtsas 5
1 Ken Dixon 5
3 Jim Beattie 4
3 Steve Crawford 4
3 Burt Hooton 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Karl Best 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Jay Howell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .377
2 Dave Parker .349
3 Jose Cruz .346
4 Tom Brunansky .345
5 Von Hayes .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 12
1 Mike Davis 12
3 Tom Brunansky 11
3 Dale Murphy 11
5 Jim Presley 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 34
2 Jack Clark 33
3 Tom Brunansky 32
3 Mike Davis 32
3 Don Mattingly 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 28
2 Gary Pettis 22
3 Dave Collins 17
4 Willie McGee 15
5 3 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Krukow 1.48
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.64
3 Dwight Gooden 1.69
4 Dave LaPoint 1.91
5 Scott Sanderson 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Hawkins 8
1 Rick Mahler 8
1 Dan Petry 8
4 Joaquin Andujar 7
5 4 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 70
2 Dwight Gooden 66
3 Nolan Ryan 61
4 Roger Clemens 60
4 Fernando Valenzuela 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 11
2 Jay Howell 10
2 Lee Smith 10
4 Willie Hernandez 9
4 3 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Damaso Garcia .481
2 Jack Clark .436
3 Kirk Gibson .432
4 Mike Davis .429
5 Dave Parker .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 6
2 Don Baylor 5
2 Tom Brunansky 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 15
1 Dave Parker 15
3 Jack Clark 14
4 Don Baylor 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie McGee 9
2 Vince Coleman 8
3 Damaso Garcia 7
4 Brett Butler 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger McDowell 0.00
1 Mark Thurmond 0.00
3 Scott Sanderson 0.34
4 Joe Cowley 0.67
5 Sid Fernandez 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Dan Petry 3
3 Buddy Black 2
3 Mike Boddicker 2
3 29 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 23
2 Floyd Bannister 22
3 Scott Garrelts 21
4 Roger Clemens 20
5 Jose DeLeon 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Bob James 4
1 Ted Power 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .396
2 Dave Parker .370
3 Cecil Cooper .370
4 Von Hayes .361
5 Ron Oester .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 8
1 Tom Brunansky 8
3 Don Baylor 7
3 Mike Davis 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 28
1 Dave Parker 28
3 Kent Hrbek 27
4 Don Baylor 26
5 Jack Clark 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 23
2 Gary Pettis 16
3 Willie McGee 15
4 Brett Butler 12
4 Dan Gladden 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charles Hudson 1.42
2 Jimmy Key 1.47
3 Orel Hershiser 1.65
4 Joe Hesketh 1.77
5 Dave LaPoint 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Petry 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Mike Boddicker 5
2 Andy Hawkins 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Roger Clemens 43
2 Dwight Gooden 43
2 Fernando Valenzuela 43
5 Jose DeLeon 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Willie Hernandez 7
2 Donnie Moore 7
2 Lee Smith 7
5 5 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .345
2 Tony Gwynn .337
3 Jose Cruz .335
4 Harold Baines .331
5 Dave Winfield .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 47
2 Dale Murphy 38
3 Tom Brunansky 37
4 Lance Parrish 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 130
2 Don Mattingly 121
3 Jim Rice 116
4 Kent Hrbek 112
4 Dale Murphy 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 72
2 Dave Collins 66
3 Rickey Henderson 64
4 Juan Samuel 60
5 Lonnie Smith 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.07
2 Orel Hershiser 2.17
3 Rick Rhoden 2.70
4 Mark Thurmond 2.73
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 22
1 Rick Sutcliffe 22
3 Joaquin Andujar 20
3 Dwight Gooden 20
3 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 283
2 Fernando Valenzuela 242
3 Rick Sutcliffe 223
4 Mark Langston 211
5 Jose DeLeon 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 44
2 Dan Quisenberry 39
3 Bill Caudill 37
4 Dave Righetti 36
4 Lee Smith 36